Sec. 315. Tree nursery shortages
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Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall— develop and implement a national strategy to increase the capacity of Federal, State, Tribal, and private tree nurseries to address the nationwide shortage of tree seedlings; and coordinate such strategy with— the national reforestation strategy of the Forest Service; and each regional implementation plan for National Forests. The strategy required under subsection
(a)shall— be based on the best available science and data; and identify and address— regional seedling shortages of bareroot and container tree seedlings; regional reforestation opportunities and the seedling supply necessary to fulfill such opportunities; opportunities to enhance seedling diversity and close gaps in seed inventories; and barriers to expanding, enhancing, or creating new infrastructure to increase nursery capacity.